Georgia Homeschooling
Georgia is full of great resources for new and veteran homeschoolers alike. We've compiled the best information, resources, ideas, and support options for you as you travel down the path of homeschooling. Check out these great starting points:
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Circle of Friends
Circle of Friends offers support for home educators in Douglas County, Georgia, and the surrounding area. They offer field trips, gym days, monthly service projects, park days, moms' night out, and more.
Hall County Home Educators (HCHE)
Hall County Home Educators is a homeschooling support group located in Northeast Georgia. Offers a resource library, clubs, events, contests, field trips, classes, and testing opportunities.
First Baptist Atlanta Homeschool
This is a list for members and friends of First Baptist Atlanta who are currently homeschooling, or are considering homeschooling.
Homeschool-Georgia
This list is for the discussion of topics related to homeschooling in Georgia. Posting of events, homeschool support organization information,and homeschool websites is welcome.
Betterway Books
5455 N. Henry Blvd.
Stockbridge, Georgia 30281
Phone: 770-389-1357
This Christian bookstore carries some material, books, and supplies for homeschoolers.
New Drivers License Hurdles for Homeschoolers in Georgia
Georgia students, including homeschoolers, are no longer allowed to drive if they don't remain in school until they're 18. Because of the universal desire and often the genuine need among students to drive, this new law has effectively raised Georgia's compulsory attendance age to 18 and revoked important parental rights.
How to Start Home Schooling in Georgia
Parents in the state of Georgia have the right to homeschool their own children. While state law does list some specific homeschooling requirements, Georgia homeschool law is not as strict as many states. School superintendents may request that documents be turned in to show compliance to the law, but local school superintendents are not allowed to require parents to turn in documents that prove compliance. Any parent who wants to homeschool their children in Georgia may do so at any time of the...
Certificate of Attendance
Georgia Department of Public Safety Certificate of Attendance form, for use in submission to a License Examination Facility.
Savannah Home Education
Savannah Home Education support groups offers homeschooling families in Savannah and the Chatham County area a chance to connect with each other.
HEIR Talk
HEIR Talk is a non-partisan, non-sectarian, discussion list for working to ensure that the people of Georgia and their government recognize home study, freely practiced in its diverse forms, as a legitimate choice and value it as a positive force for improving the quality of education.
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site
Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site preserves the childhood home of Martin Luther King. The home is located in the residential section of "Sweet Auburn", the center of black Atlanta. Two blocks west of the home is Ebenezer Baptist Church, the pastorate of Martin's grandfather and father, and the church to which Dr. King returned to co-pastor with his father in 1960.
GA Support Groups
GA Support Groups is an online discussion group for homeschool support group leaders in the state of Georgia, to establish communication between support groups throughout the state. All support groups, regardless of religious affiliation, are welcome. This list provides information on important homeschooling issues, Georgia field trip sites, seminars, conferences, fairs, educational web sites, classes, etc.
20-2-701. Reporting of Failure to Comply.
(a) Local school superintendents as applied to private schools and home study programs or visiting teachers and attendance officers as applied to public schools, after written notice to the parent or guardian of a child, shall report to the juvenile or other court having jurisdiction under Chapter 11 of Title 15 any child who is absent from a public or private school or a home study program in violation of this subpart. If the judge of the court places such child in a home or in a public or priv...
Georgia General Assembly
Official home of the Georgia General Assembly. Look up Georgia Code, find your legislator, and check on current legislation.
How to begin homeschooling in Georgia
The decision to homeschool is not one to make lightly. It requires commitment, availability, and money. There are a number of steps needed to be able to homeschool your child legally in Georgia. Not all steps are easy, and not all resources are actually homeschool resources.
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The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric
Opening the door for beginners who seek a thorough grounding in the first arts of human understanding, this book explains the nature of logic, grammar, and rhetoric-the three of the seven liberal arts-and how they relate to one another. In Renaissanc...
Why We Homeschool
It is a common misconception that most parents homeschool due to bullies, school shootings, or bad teaching content. While these things are important, there is a higher purpose for choosing to home education your children. Even if all those things we...
First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind
Includes scripted lessons and lovely illustrations to offer encouragement and understanding to children in grammar, copywork, narration, picture study, and other classical technique. These lessons will help develop the student's language ability and ...
A Little Way of Homeschooling
This book is a compilation of the experiences of 13 different homeschoolers and how they incorporated an unschooling style of teaching in their homes. This book addresses the question of whether a Catholic can happily and successfully unschool. This ...
Tomorrows Child
Tomorrow's Child magazine offers insights and information that helps parents to feel confident that Montessori will prepare their children for the real world. It will help you understand and appreciate Montessori and apply it in your home.
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